Shadow ordering is a variant of shadowban. Instead of hiding your posts completely, a social media platform will send them to the ends of lists where few are likely to see them. At the same time, they lie to you: tricking you into thinking your posts are doing better than they are.
For instance, when you leave a reply on Twitter and then look at the reply page, your reply will be right at the top. However, if you then look at the same page while logged in to another account, you might need to scroll page after page to see your reply.
In some cases, you might need to click 'Show more replies' to find your reply. Twitter calls tweets after that link 'LowQuality'. They have a second 'AbusiveQuality' section even further down.
Only in rare cases does any of this make sense. Twitter usually elevates low-content replies while suppressing higher-quality content. Their ranking is based more on popularity, the number of people who block you, a desire to protect verified users from dissent, etc. Only in some cases is this based on ideology: in the USA, both liberals and conservatives are heavily impacted by shadow ordering.
For instance, when you leave a reply on Twitter and then look at the reply page, your reply will be right at the top. However, if you then look at the same page while logged in to another account, you might need to scroll page after page to see your reply.
In some cases, you might need to click 'Show more replies' to find your reply. Twitter calls tweets after that link 'LowQuality'. They have a second 'AbusiveQuality' section even further down.
Only in rare cases does any of this make sense. Twitter usually elevates low-content replies while suppressing higher-quality content. Their ranking is based more on popularity, the number of people who block you, a desire to protect verified users from dissent, etc. Only in some cases is this based on ideology: in the USA, both liberals and conservatives are heavily impacted by shadow ordering.
"Look, my reply to the GOP is at the top of the list!"
"Uh, no. I'm logged in to my account and I had to scroll 20 pages to see your tweet. They tricked you using shadow ordering."
"Uh, no. I'm logged in to my account and I had to scroll 20 pages to see your tweet. They tricked you using shadow ordering."
by 24Ahead January 6, 2023
Get the Shadow orderingmug. When the Irish pub closes and you're drunk, broke and following an Irish backpacker back to the hostel in the hope of free booze and getting laid with them, or their fellow travellers
by ^^!$#@ February 19, 2022
Get the Paddy's Shadowmug. by AnderJaxi February 10, 2025
Get the Shadow of former selfmug. noun - To be a shadow seeder
Someone who secretly and intentionally impregnates or gets pregnant without the other party knowing.
verb - To shadow seed
To secretly and intentionally impregnate themselves or someone else without the other party knowing.
Someone who secretly and intentionally impregnates or gets pregnant without the other party knowing.
verb - To shadow seed
To secretly and intentionally impregnate themselves or someone else without the other party knowing.
noun - 'You're a dirty shadow seeder!'
verb - 'You should have seen this girl I was shadow seeding last night!
verb - 'You should have seen this girl I was shadow seeding last night!
by submissive&breedable June 13, 2024
Get the shadow seedingmug. Okay like if you didn't like hawkmoth from miraculous ladybug than you will love shadow noir tho.
Spoiler for this one but Thomas always spoilers so eh
Okay like hawkmoth gets the cat miraculous and fuses all three together ( the butterfly, peacock and cat) AND OMG HE IS SO FUCKING GOOD LOOKING like I swear you MUST love him after that.
Anyway :D
Spoiler for this one but Thomas always spoilers so eh
Okay like hawkmoth gets the cat miraculous and fuses all three together ( the butterfly, peacock and cat) AND OMG HE IS SO FUCKING GOOD LOOKING like I swear you MUST love him after that.
Anyway :D
by SimpForDilfs November 22, 2021
Get the Shadow noirmug. by The_God_of_Virginity May 11, 2019
Get the Shadow Wankermug. A Tiktoker who is amazing at what he does. He is unbelievably good at what he does...making videos. He is a fun guy to be around, a guy who befriends anyone. He can be rather charming, and sometimes adorable.
by ErIk10891000 November 22, 2020
Get the Smooth Shadowmug.